Ralph "Bud" Leavitt was born in Old Town, Maine, in 1917. He began
writing for the "Bangor Daily Commercial" in 1934 when he was only
17. From 1942 to 1946, during World War II, he served as a civilian
employee for the Army Air Corps. In 1946, he joined the "Bangor
Daily News" as a general sportswriter. Two years later, he began his
well known outdoor column which he continued to write until Nov. 30,
1994 even after he had retired as Executive Sports Editor and
Outdoor Editor for the Bangor Daily news in the fall of 1988. His
television career began in 1953, when the "Bud Leavitt Show", an
outdoor sports program, first aired on a local station. The show
ended in 1973, but in 1978 he returned with "Woods and Waters" on
the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. In 1979, "Woods and Waters"
became a national PBS program. He also appeared on the network
television program "American Sportsman" and authored the book
"Twelve Months in Maine." In the 1980's and early 90's he made a
series of television commercials for Nissen Baking Co. with his
close friend, former Boston Red Sox great, Ted Williams. He died
December 20, 1994.

Contents:

The Leavitt papers contain research materials used in the columns
that he wrote for the "Bangor Daily News" concerning hunting,
fishing, and other outdoor sports. Included are correspondence,
articles, news releases, clippings, and photographs.

Organization of Collection: Arranged alphabetically
by subject.

Finding Aid:

Box 2024

Box 2024 f1

Obituary December 21 1994 BDN

Box 2024 f2

Addresses

Box 2024 f3

Alaska

Box 2024 f4

Allagash

Box 2024 f5

Archery

Box 2024 f6

Articles, Miscellaneous (1 of 2)

Box 2024 f6a

Articles, Miscellaneous (2 of 2)

Box 2024 f7

Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE)

Box 2024 f8

Atlantic Salmon ( 1 of 3)

Box 2024 f8a

Atlantic Salmon (2 of 3)

Box 2024 f8b

Atlantic Salmon (3 of 3)

Box 2024 f9

Banks, Beals, Banter

Box 2024 f10

Baseball

Box 2024 f11

Basin Mills Dam

Box 2024 f12

Bass

Box 2024 f13

Baxter Park

Box 2024 f14

Beaver

Box 2024 f15

Birds (Non-game)

Box 2024 f16

Book Material

Box 2024 f17

Black Bears

Box 2024 f18

Bluefish, Mackerels, Shad

Box 2024 f19

California

Box 2024 f20

Camping

Box 2024 f21

Canoeing, Kayaking

Box 2024 f22

Caribou

Box 2024 f23

Christmas Island

Box 2024 f24

Columns appearing in the Bangor Daily News

Box 2024 f25

Column Material

Box 2025

Box 2025 f1

Conservation

Box 2025 f2

Correspondence

Box 2025 f3

Cougar

Box 2025 f4

Coyotes

Box 2025 f5

Curling

Box 2025 f6

Deer (1 of 2)

Box 2025 f6a

Deer (2 of 2)

Box 2025 f7

Dogs

Box 2025 f8

Eagles

Box 2025 f9

Fishes

Box 2025 f10

Fishing Clients

Box 2025 f11

Fishing, Miscellaneous (1 of 3)

Box 2025 f11a

Fishing, Miscellaneous (2 of 3)

Box 2025 f11b

Fishing, Miscellaneous (3 of 3)

Box 2025 f12

Fly Fishing, Fly Tying

Box 2025 f13

Fishing Records

Box 2025 f14

Frontier

Box 2025 f15

Golf (1 of 3)

Box 2025 f15a

Golf (2 of 3)

Box 2025 f15b

Golf (3 of 3)

Box 2025 f16

Griffin Arthur

Box 2025 f17

Guns Firearms Legislation etc.

Box 2025 f18

Holidays

Box 2025 f19

Horseshoes

Box 2025 f20

Hunting Education

Box 2025 f21

Hunting Ethics

Box 2025 f22

Hunter Orange

Box 2025 f23

Ice Fishing

Box 2025 f24

Journalism

Box 2025 f25

Kineo

Box 2025 f26

Letters (From Friends and Fans)

Box 2026

Box 2026 f1

Letters of Condolence

Box 2026 f2

Loons

Box 2026 f3

MacDonald, Osprey

Box 2026 f4

Maine

Box 2026 f5

Memorabilia, Fishing, Waterfowl, Golf

Box 2026 f6

Miramichi Salmon Association Dinner (1982)

Box 2026 f7

Miscellaneous

Box 2026 f8

Moose (1 of 3)

Box 2026 f8a

Moose (2 of 3)

Box 2026 f8b

Moose (3 of 3)

Box 2026 f9

Moosehead

Box 2026 f10

Mosquitoes, Black Flies

Box 2026 f11

New Zealand

Box 2026 f12

Obituaries

Box 2026 f13

Outdoors, Photos (1 of 3)

Box 2026 f13a

Outdoors, Photos (2 of 3)

Box 2026 f13b

Outdoors, Photos (3 of 3)

Box 2026 f14

Periodicals (1 of 2)

Box 2026 f14a

Periodicals (2 of 2)

Box 2026 f15

Pheasants

Box 2026 f16

Publications (1 of 2)

Box 2026 f16a

Publications (2 of 2)

Box 2026 f17

Quail

Box 2026 f18

Quebec

Box 2026 f19

Raccoons

Box 2026 f20

Records

Box 2026 f21

Jim Repine's sample manuscript

Box 2026 f22

Rivers- wild, scenic

Box 2026 f23

Rod Making

Box 2026 f24

Safari Club 1982

Box 2026 f25

Salmon Conclave 1987

Box 2026 f26

Salmon Farming

Box 2026 f27

Salmon (Landlocked)

Box 2026 f28

Sharks

Box 2026 f29

Skiing (Cross-Country)

Box 2026 f30

Smelt Fishing

Box 2026 f31

Snoring

Box 2027

Box 2027 f1

Snowmobiles

Box 2027 f2

Snowshoes

Box 2027 f3

Sporting Camps

Box 2027 f4

Sportsman's Shows

Box 2027 f5

Television Planning (1 of 3)

Box 2027 f5a

Television Planning (2 of 3)

Box 2027 f5b

Television Planning (3 of 3)

Box 2027 f6

Trapping

Box 2027 f7

Trout (1 of 2)

Box 2027 f7a

Trout (2 of 2)

Box 2027 f8

Tuna

Box 2027 f9

Turkeys

Box 2027 f10

Veazie Salmon Club Dinner 1983

Box 2027 f11

Wardens

Box 2027 f12

Waterfowl

Box 2027 f13

Watson's Croker Sack

Box 2027 f14

Weather

Box 2027 f15

Westcott, George

Box 2027 f16

Williams, Ted

Box 2027 f17

Wolf

Box 2027 f18

Wood Carving

Box 2027 f19

Woodcock

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